Campus buzz
Saturday
"West University Neighborhood Clean
Up" (community service project with
ASUO, city of Eugene and other spon
sors), 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Central Presbyterian
Church, 1475 Ferry St.
"34th Annual Pow-Wow" (sponsored by
Native American Student Union), noon-11
p.m., McArthur Court.
"Jazz Jamboree" (sponsored by Cloran
Musician's Coalition), 1:30-5 p.m., EMU
Amphitheater.
Carol Grier (book signing and reading), 2
p.m., Mother Kali's Books, 503-381-0997.
"The Goddess Veiled: Dealing with the
survival of the female divine under the
major religions and colonial persecu
tions of indigenous religions" (slideshow
with Max Dashu), 7:30-11:30 p.m., 129
McKenzie, $5.
Sunday
"34th Annual Pow-Wow" (sponsored by
Native American Student Union), noon-11
p.m., McArthur Court.
Monday
"The Centennial of Korean Immigration to
the United States (1903-2003), and What It
Tells Us About American and Japanese
Policy Toward Korea at the End of the Cho
son Dynasty" (lecture with Wayne Patter
son, St. Norbert College; sponsored by
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies), 4
p.m., 375 McKenzie, free, 346-1521.
"Global Warming: Can We Stop It?" (lec
ture with Eban Goldstein, Lewis and Clark
College), 4-5 p.m., 16 Pacific, 346-5081.
Chi Alpha (meeting), 6:30-9 p.m., EMU
Metolius Room.
Bitch and Animal duo
strike political chords
CD review
Aaron Shakra
Pulse Reporter
My first exposure to Bitch and An
imal was on Ani DiFranco’s concert
video “Render.” The duo, then on
tour with DiFranco, received un
wanted attention from law enforce
ment authorities for indecent expo
sure during one of their shows.
What might be considered a band
name is actually the name of the
musicians themselves — yes, there
is a Bitch, and there is an Animal.
Sometimes it’s hard to tell the differ
ence between the two. But it’s really
fun to say their names out loud, be
cause the combination can phoneti
cally sound like “Bitchin’ Animal.”
Their previous album was 200l’s
“Eternally Hard.”
“Sour Juice and Rhyme,” the
duo’s latest release, is just as
provocative and outgoing as their
last album, 2001’s “Eternally
Hard.” The new release hits store
shelves June 10. The group will
play Sunday at Sam Bond’s Garage,
407 Blair Blvd.
Between these two musicians,
talent flows. Both women provide
vocals and play a number of differ
ent and heretofore unheard combi
nations. Check this — Bitch: Bass
guitar, electric violin, acoustic vio
lin and viola. Animal: Djembe,
ukulele, steel drum, percussion and
keyboard. The result is an innova
tive, free-form sound. There are
moments of hip-hop and poetry,
such as the lyrics on “Dog Grab
Dog”: “It’s a dog grab dog world /
and she’s not a dog, she’s a girl.”
If you haven’t guessed yet, the
group’s material tends toward the
overtly, flamboyantly sexual. Some
might immediately equate this with
“angry,” but the album’s 12 tracks
are so much more than that: They’re
political, but with an understanding
that political is personal, and per
sonal is controversial.
And sure, the two can be angry —
but who isn’t? Anger exists, and
more importantly, Bitch and Animal
counter this dialectic by showing
themselves equally whimsical and
playful. On “Feminist Housewives,”
an old-timey ukelele-and-violin tune
has the two harmonizing together,
singing “I’m a dyke, I’m a dyke.”
“Secret-Candy” is an easy high
light of the album, because of its
construction — like a hard-core rap
song. It starts with the two flowing,
“If all of you men are making money
off of calling us bitches then I’ll just
do it myself / But I’ll be makin’ some
switches / See Eminem will be my
faggot bitch for a while, I’ll bend him
over hard but I’ll do it with style.”
Later, one of the women says: “And
my shit? Radio won‘t even play it —
because it’s coming from a tit.”
This last lyric answers the ques
tion as to where this music will and
won’t be heard. “Sour Juice and
Rhyme” is an uncompromising al
bum, righteously soaked with frenzy
and truth. Go out of your way to
hear the CD and see Bitch and Ani
mal perform. The show starts at 9
p.m., and tickets are 88 at the door.
Contact the Pulse reporter
at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com.
Pulse brief
Musical event Boifest
hits campus Saturday
Boifest, the first-ever event of its
kind, will rock campus Saturday
when artists from hip-hop perform
ers to punk rockers storm Agate
Hall. The UO Cultural Forum calls
the gathering “a festival celebrating
queer men in music,” and bands
from all over the Pacific Northwest
will contribute their talents.
The focus of the event is to pro
vide an opportunity for participating
musicians to gain support and share
their ideas, as well as to strengthen
the gay community. The UO Cultur
al Forum plans to make Boifest an
annual event.
The festival is produced by the UO
Cultural Forum as well as the
LGBTQA and several other volun
teers. Saturday’s show begins at 8
p.m., with doors opening at 7:30
p.m. Agate Hall is located at 18th Av
enue and Agate Street. Tickets are
available at the EMU Ticket Office
and House of Records, priced at #7
general admission and $5 with a Uni
versity identification card.
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Perspectives on Peace and War in Traditional and Contemporary Islam
Civil Liberties under Threat: Muslims in the United States after 9/1 I
PowerPoint Presentation: Faces of “Shock and Awe”
A War In the Name of Freedom and Justice?
Iraq and Iraqis: Origins, Character,and Future
Iraq’s Black Gold: History, Capability, and Importance
Iraqi War and Human Rights
Media Coverage of the War:
• The News So Far: Evaluating the Media Coverage of the War on
Terrorism and the War in Iraq
• Middle Eastern Media Coverage: Al-Jazeera & Other Perspectives
Islamic Cultural Reception
Where Do We Go From Here: Future Prospects for Justice and Peace
Rumi Poetry Reading Board, Cultural and Islamic Display, Books Display
Middle Eastern Snacks and Refreshments
Reception Co-Sponsored by: the Eugene Middle East Peace Group
All events are on UO campus
for more info contact hkesim@gladstone.uoregon.edu
imic Perspectives
Tuesday May 13,2003 (5:00-8:00pm) in McKenzie 240C
Wednesday May 14,2003 (5:00~8:00pm) in Lawrence 177